Bromley

Former Unionist Colony of Bromley
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	Motto:; "Dum Cresco Spero"; I Hope, I Grow
	Anthem:; I Hope, I Grow
Capital; and largest city	Bromley City
Official languages	Ingerish
• Regional languages	Holmic; Ostafariuan-Je
Ethnic Groups; (2014)	White Bromlavian (48%); Holmic (21%); Black Bromlavian (19%); Others (12%)
Demonym	Bromlavian
Government	Unitary Parliamentary Republic
• Prime Minister of Bromley	Matilda Graves
• Secretary to the Prime Minister of Bromley	Malcolm Bartley
Legislature	Bromlavian Court
	Area
• Total	107867.7 km2; 41651.4 sq mi
	Population
• Census (2014)	7,612,906
• Density	71/km2; 183/sq mi
HDI (2018)	0.772; high
Timezone	WUT+3
Currency	Unionist Pound (U£) (UNP)
Drives on the	left

The Former Unionist Colony of Bromley, commonly and simply known as Bromley is a sovereign country located in north-eastern Antarephia, off the western coast of the Asperic Ocean. The country borders New Austland to the south-east, AN137f to the south, AN134e to the west and north-west, and Layr to the north. Its capital and largest city is Bromley City and the country is made up of 6 regions, two of which are considered to be autonomous by the Assembly of Nations.

Etymology

History

Ingerish Settlement

Bromley was discovered on 4 April 1730 by Captain James Henry Orme, who landed in modern-day Portslade. Orme quickly rounded up black indigenous Bromlavians and forced them to be slaves, who were made to chop wood and build homes for white settlers. A note was delivered via boat to the Ingerish government and monarchy in order to inform them of the new discovery, and Harold Cowper (later made Baron Cowper of Winburgh) was offered the role of Governor. Cowper landed on 21 March 1732, where by this time, new land had been discovered by Orme (now known as Dartleddon, Locksdon and Markenhoe).

On 25 March 1732, Cowper signed the Folkstyne Declaration, which established the new Ingerish colony of Ingerish Bromlaeg, the new capital of New Folkstyne, and Cowper as Governor of the colony. Slavery continued to flourish in Ingerish Bromlaeg, and white Ingerish natives were encouraged to migrate to the colony with a promise of economic prosperity. By the time of the 1814 Ingerish-managed Census, white people beagan to outnumber black indigeneous Bromlavians as a result of a combination of the death of slaves and increased migration of Ingerish settlers.

One such family which owned a considerable number of slaves was the Dahl Family. Ivan Dahl, 1st Marquess Dahl, migrated to Ingerish Bromlaeg in 1750 and later became Governor in 1763. His son, Ivan Dahl, 2nd Marquess Dahl, succeeded him and introduced laws which took slaves' rights away and gave white settlers more power over their indigenous counterparts, before dying in office a 11 months into his term. His grandson, Ainsley Dahl, 4th Marquess Dahl, became Governor 20 years after his death.

Early events

After the death of a childless 4th Marquess Dahl in office and the end of the Dahl dynasty, Ingerish Bromlaeg became less stable as a result of the role of Governor being vacated without a trusted successor. As a result, the Ingerish Bromlaegan Army took control of the country while Sir Ashley Wright travelled from Winburgh to take over. There were several small rebellions which were quickly suppressed by the army.

Bromley was a relatively stable colony led by the Ingerish Unionists until early 1854. A failed coup attempt was made by allies of the wealthy slave owner, Jean Brohier, in February 1854. A second attempt was successful, and Jean Brohier was installed as Governor. Brohier was inspired by the democratic nature of Ingerland's government, and was keen to re-establish Bromlaeg as a democratic state, where only white male landowners were able to vote. Ingerland were keen to work with Brohier due to his influence within the colony, and established Bromlaeg as a collaborative partnership between a government in Bromlaeg and the one in Ingerland. Bromlaeg was reformed into the Ingerish Colonies of Bromley-Cambria, with Cambria referring to present-day Barkenfry and southern Layr. Elections were held on 9 January 1855 and the Cambria-Bromley Right won all 30 seats.

Expansionism

In June 1878, Prime Minister Abraham Ingles ordered his men to explore west of the present-day region of Lawrence. The region of Aderlard was established after Colonel George Aderlard on 6 March 1882. The region of Rafferty was established later on 28 September 1887. In an attempt to discover more precious resources, particularly gold, Prime Minister Ingles' men moved west without permission from the former. It has emerged in recent decades that, during the exploration, tens of thousands of black Ostafariuan-Je tribes were slaughtered or captured as slaves. The men established the region of Westrange, named after its geographical location westwards of the Range of Rae.

On 10 February 1900, Prime Minister Joseph Holby led a coalition of Ingerish and Bromley-Cambrian troops in an invasion of neighbouring New Austland. By July 1902, the troops had taken over the entirety of New Austland and it was annexed to become part of the newly-established Ingerish Bromlavian Colonies.

Communist Bromley

Between 1902 and 1917, the Ingerish Bromlavian Colonies was considered to be an unstable state, with several assassinations of government figures as a result of the annexation of New Austland. On 24 November 1917, a successful coup took place under the leadership of Communist paramilitarian, Friedrich Farkas, and Prime Minister Baron Lawrence was executed. Farkas banned the Bromley-Right political party and the Liberal Party, the opposition party. Farkas only allowed Communist-sympathising parties during his leadership, which were allied with his leadership regardless. Although some Bromlavians conspired against this government, a significant number of them were supportive due to their disapproval of Ingerish rule.

Ingerish troops were sent to the country in order to liberate it, and Farkas was successfully overthrown and executed on 14 March 1920. Gerald Wilson was installed as Prime Minister on 17 March, and the Bromley Right had returned to power under a new brand of the Bromlavian Conservatives.

Wartime Bromley

On 19 June 1931, Sanmarquino forces invaded the Colonies. Prime Minister Lord Roland Harting led a successful counterattack which drove the Sanmarquinos out of the Colonies, and afterwards, Lord Harting ordered the invasion of La Trinidad, the autonomous Sanmarquino territory in the Holmic Islands, which was successful. Lord Harting became a very popular figure in the Colonies due to his strong leadership and opposition to Ingerish rule. Lord Harting traded La Trinidad back to San Marcos in return for a significant sum, which arguably contributed to economic prosperity in Bromley.

Lord Harting fell ill in September 1940. He expressed his desire for his wife, Lady Sheila Harting, to become a temporary Prime Minister with aid from government officials. Lady Harting became Prime Minister on 22 September 1940, one of the first female Prime Ministers in the world, albeit in extraordinary circumstances. Under her leadership, Lady Harting saw off an assassination attempt and was seen as extremely popular due to her association with her husband. Lord Harting recovered in December 1940, and he was once again installed as Prime Minister.

Bromlavian Independence

Geography

Climate

Subdivisions

Government and Politics

Bromley uses a unicameral system, with politicians regularly meeting at the National Assembly in Bromley City - the current speaker at the National Assembly is Robert Boland. The current Prime Minister as of 1 Jan 2023 is Matilda Graves (Left Progression), who is deputised as Secretary to the Prime Minister by Malcolm Bartley (Bromlavian Labour Party). The current government consists of a left-wing coalition of Left Progression, Bromlavian Labour Party, Indipensiya Bàkenfray and Green Earth. The opposition is led by Victor Thatching-Moss and the Bromlavian Conservatives. See Government of Bromley for detailed information

Foreign Relations

Bromley has had historically had a strained relationship with its neighbouring countries, Layr and New Austland. Minor conflicts often occur across the border, most notably in Kaytown on the New Austland border. Conflicts are usually related to territory and the issue of which country owns which part, with New Austlanders claiming ownership of Kaytown (Most countries recognise Kaytown as being part of Bromley). The Lyrian Government claims ownership of the autonomous region of Barkenfry due to its large Holmic population, while it is internationally recognised by most countries as being part of Bromley. This is a main issue in Bromlavian politics.

Bromley became a member of the Antarephian Coalition in 2015 following a referendum held by Prime Minister Julia Mary Stobart's Labour government, in which 61% voted FOR, and 39% voted AGAINST. This was seen as a turning point in improving Bromley's international reputation and cooperation, but led to several violent protests in more conservative parts of the country due to Layr's involvement in the organisation, meaning that border rules would have to be relaxed, and free movement between the two countries allowed. During a vote to accept Bromley's accession, Layr chose to veto it but then chose to abstain on another vote 2 weeks later, thus allowing Bromley to enter the organisation.

Members of the Antarephian Parliament for Bromley

Member	Party	AC Parliament affiliation	Constituency	Notes
Myra Wanstead-Bird	Left Progression	L	Bromley Mainland
William Percy	Left Progression	L	Bromley Mainland
Alfred McEwan	Left Progression	L	Bromley Mainland
Madene Seggè	Left Progression	L	Bromley Mainland
Winston Pargeter	Bromlavian Conservatives	C	Bromley Mainland
Joshua Williamson-Turner	Bromlavian Conservatives	C	Bromley Mainland
Helga Gwent	Bromlavian Conservatives	C	Bromley Mainland
Kevin Randall	Bromlavian Labour Party	S-D/S	Bromley Mainland	Leader of S-D/S in Antarephian Parliament
Jules Timpson	Bromlavian Labour Party	S-D/S	Bromley Mainland
Jane Felltham	Green Earth	G	Bromley Mainland
Chiir èRemon	Left Progression	L	Barkenfry
Pav-Kyl Donga	Indipensiya Bàkenfray	L	Barkenfry
Mek Gastedigetik	Bromlavian Labour Party	S-D/S	Westrange
Hira Estok	Black Voices	LR	Westrange

List of Heads of State

Heads of State of Bromley

[[File:\|30px]] Governor of Ingerish Bromlaeg
№	Portrait	Governor		Term of office	Party	Notes
1			Harold Cowper, Baron Cowper of Winburgh (1681-1747)	25 March 1732 – 19 December 1747	Ingerish Unionist Party	Died in office
2	Error creating thumbnail:		John George Smith, 8th Duke of Warwick (1712-1763)	5 October 1748 – 1 May 1763	Ingerish Unionist Party	Assassinated
3			Ivan Dahl, 1st Marquess Dahl (1720-1798)	5 October 1763 – 1 May 1798	Ingerish Unionist Party	Died in office
4	File:First Marquis of Cornwallis.jpg		Ivan Dahl, 2nd Marquess Dahl (1741-1816)	3 May 1798 – 1 April 1799	Ingerish Unionist Party	Died in office
5			Wesley George (1741-1816)	21 December 1800 – 7 November 1802	Ingerish Unionist Party
6			Dr Charles Bowman (1741-1816)	7 November 1802 – 30 March 1814	Ingerish Unionist Party
7	File:George Don.jpg		George Seaford (1775-1843)	30 March 1814 – 28 February 1819	Ingerish Unionist Party
8	File:Sir Colin Halkett by William Salter.jpg		Ainsley Dahl, 4th Marquess Dahl (1769-1830)	28 February 1819 – 13 July 1830	Ingerish Unionist Party	Died in office
9			Sir Ashley Wright (1786-1861)	28 February 1831 – 19 August 1839	Ingerish Unionist Party
10			Calvin, 4th Viscount Whittaker (1787-1850)	19 August 1839 – 5 January 1841	Ingerish Unionist Party
11			Charles Jopper (1799-1852)	5 January 1841 – 21 September 1850	Ingerish Unionist Party
12	File:Edward Adolphus Ferdinand Seymour.jpg		Rinder La Valiente (1818-1877)	21 September 1850 – 12 November 1854	Ingerish Unionist Party

[[File:\|30px]] Prime Minister of The Ingerish Colonies of Bromley-Cambria
№	Portrait	Prime Minister		Term of office	Party	Constituency	Notes
13			Jean Brohier (1784-1871)	12 November 1854 – 17 February 1861	Cambria-Bromley Right	Burwash
14			Lord Steel of King's Marsh (1803-1868)	17 February 1861 – 2 July 1868	Cambria-Bromley Right	Sarkton	Died in office
15			Vincent Earl (1800-1876)	11 October 1868 – 17 February 1872	Cambria-Bromley Right	Drumchapel	Resigned due to internal pressure
16	File:John Bright.jpg		Deacon Gravin (1809-1874)	17 February 1872 – 2 July 1873	Cambria-Bromley Right	Crickleshaw	Resigned due to ill health
17			Abraham Ingles (1812-1899)	17 February 1873 – 2 July 1899	Cambria-Bromley Right	Bellamcole	Died in office
18	File:Lord Zetland.jpg		Joseph Holby (1841-1912)	17 February 1899 – 2 July 1902	Cambria-Bromley Right	Sarkton Central

Prime Minister of the Ingerish Bromlavian Colonies
№	Portrait	Prime Minister		Term of office	Party	Constituency	Notes
19	File:Lord salsbury.jpg		Thomas Earl (1866-1915)	2 July 1902 – 9 September 1910	Bromley Right	Stratford	Resigned due to criticism of Ingerland
20			Baron Lawrence of Winburgh, Ingerland (1847-1917)	9 September 1910 – 24 November 1917	Bromley Right	Julius	Overthrown + killed in Communist Revolution 1917
21			Friedrich Farkas (1881-1920)	25 November 1917 – 14 March 1920	Communist Party of Bromley	None	Communist dictatorship, overthrown by Ingerish coup in 1920
22	File:J.R. Clynes LCCN2014717260 (cropped).jpg		Gerald Wilson (1862-1938)	17 March 1920 – 12 November 1931	Bromlavian Conservatives	Greenborough North	Resigned due to personal reasons
23			Lord Roland Harting of Dartleddon (1878-1951)	12 November 1931 – 22 September 1940	Bromlavian Conservatives	Dartleddon	Resigned due to ill health
24			The Lady Harting of Dartleddon (1903-1996)	22 September 1940 – 16 December 1940	Bromlavian Conservatives	City South East	Serving while Lord Harting in ill health, resigned for husband to replace her
25			Lord Roland Harting of Dartleddon (1878-1951)	16 December 1940 – 9 December 1951	Bromlavian Conservatives	Dartleddon	Died in office

Prime Minister of the Former Unionist Colony of Bromley
№	Portrait	Prime Minister		Term of office	Party	Constituency	Notes
26			Lord Roland Harting of Dartleddon (1878-1951)	16 December 1940 – 9 December 1951	Bromlavian Conservatives	Dartleddon	Died in office
27			Askin Pimm (1889-1971)	9 December 1951 – 13 May 1957	Bromlavian Conservatives	Whentringham
28	File:Theodor W. Adorno.jpg		Robert Miltoney (1909-1985)	13 May 1957 – 2 May 1961	Bromlavian Labour Party	Haddenham
29	File:Johan van Maarseveen 1949 (1).jpg		Jan Pimm (1911-1967)	2 May 1961 – 28 April 1965	Bromlavian Conservatives	Torvill
30			Arthur John Adams (1916-1975)	28 April 1965 – 7 July 1974	Bromley Defence Party	South Neames	Sole party dictatorship, overthrown in 1974 coup
31	File:Jordi Pujol 1978 (cropped).jpg		Shawn Acosta (1930-2012)	11 August 1974 – 13 May 1977	Citizen's Interest Group	éRacet South	Party disbanded + election called in 1977
32			Jaycob Dean (1914-1979)	13 May 1977 – 13 December 1979	Bromlavian Conservatives	Hartley Green	Died in office
33	File:Clare Short at the Energy Conference 2015 crop.jpg		Wendy Cameron (1930-2015)	13 December 1979 – 7 May 1993	Bromlavian Conservatives	Warroad South
34	Error creating thumbnail:		Bavin Costek (1942-)	7 May 1993 – 1 September 1996	Bromlavian Labour Party	Sint Willibrordus	Resigned due to affair with Conservative MP
35	File:Alistair Darling 2014.jpg		Ian Jessops (1951-)	1 September 1996 – 18 May 2001	Bromlavian Labour Party	Tamwill
36			Andrew Bitterford (1963-)	18 May 2001 – 9 January 2003	Bromlavian Conservatives	Thorpes	Lost vote of no confidence
37	Error creating thumbnail:		Ibrahim Idris (1950-2020)	9 January 2003 – 21 April 2006	Bromlavian Conservatives	Narthwich
38			Julia Mary Stobart (1955-)	21 April 2006 – 6 May 2019	Bromlavian Labour Party	Imerdaynham	Stepped down during election campaign for health reasons
39	File:Official portrait of Rt Hon David Lammy MP crop 2.jpg		Winston Hargreaves (1964-2020)	6 May 2019 – 11 December 2020	Bromlavian Conservatives	Colsex	Assassinated
40	File:Official portrait of Lee Anderson MP crop 2.jpg		Mark Ashford (1961-)	11 December 2020 – 4 March 2021	Bromlavian Conservatives	Ironforge
41	Error creating thumbnail:		Sally Hansen (1978-)	4 March 2021 – 21 May 2022	Bromlavian Labour Party	Woolford Farker	Resigned due to allegations of corruption
42			Wanda Salazar (1970-)	21 May 2022 – 1 Jan 2023	Bromlavian Labour Party	Scrabster
43	File:Official portrait of Zarah Sultana MP crop 2.jpg		Matilda Graves (1993-)	1 Jan 2023 – present	Left Progression	Cenigkel and Ggeserba safe-Sumi

Economy

Bromley is a Capitalist country, and profits are encouraged in the country. However, some services are nationalised. Bromley's total GDP as of 2022 is $129,987 million (approx $129,987,000,000), with its GDP per capita being $13,500.13, just above the average of the rest of the world.

Due to fluctuations in global prices for Bromlavian resources such as gold and wheat, profit is unreliable in Bromley, and relies on foreign competition by attempting to keep its export prices low. This has led to overexploitation of resources, especially gold in western Bromley, which has led to long term environmental damage.

Centgate Scandal

Bromley's currency is the Unionist Pound. In 2006, Prime Minister Ibrahim Idris (Bromlavian Conservatives) and the Exchequer's Chancellor, Abraham Walton, announced their intention to transition from using the Unionist Pound to a new currency known as the Bromlavian Cent. Idris justified this through two reasons: one being that the Unionist Pound is associated with the brutal colonisation of Bromley by Ingerish Unionists, and the second being that Bromley is relying on Ingerland's currency exchange rates for their currency, which is essentially out of Bromley's control. Idris began talks with the Assembly of Nations and Ingerland on 18 September 2005 about a transition of currency. However, a collapse of talks on 2 January 2006 led to a widespread recession in Bromley as a result of companies beginning to phase out the Unionist Pound whilst talks were taking place. A week later, it was revealed that talks collapsed as Bromley did not have the sufficient funds to fund a transition of currency, and the revelation was therefore dubbed as 'Centgate' by the Bromlavian and international media.

When the National Assembly returned from Christmas recess on 9 January 2006, the Bromlavian Labour Party, led by Julia Mary Stobart, organised a vote of no confidence against Ibrahim Idris with the support of some critical Conservative MPs. Following reports that Stobart had the numbers to oust Idris in a no confidence vote, Idris resigned as Prime Minister on 11 January 2006 before a no confidence vote could be confirmed. According to Bromlavian law that no more than two Prime Ministers of the same party can consecutively resign without calling a General Election, one was called in April, and the Bromlavian Labour Party won a massive landslide victory. Labour abandoned plans to transition to a new Bromlavian currency.

Demographics

Population

The Bromlavian Census records the country's population through a compulsory survey every 10 years during a year ending in XXX4. The most recent census was carried out in 2014, and the next one is due to be carried out in 2024. Some have complained about the census' accuracy in regards to population counts, as some rural off-grid communities are unreachable, and therefore the population is estimated to be higher than it is.

Census population figures

Year of census	Population	Change
1804	1,681,518
1814	1,753,003	+4.3%
1824	2,190,214	+24.9%
1834	2,372,576	+8.3%
1844	2,890,057	+21.8%
1854	3,133,559	+8.4%
1864	3,992,124	+27.4%
1874	4,544,912	+13.8%
1884	5,309,125	+16.8%
1894	5,582,439	+5.1%
1904	5,867,102	+5.0%
1914	6,219,791	+6.0%
1924	5,993,018	-3.6%
1934	6,103,512	+1.8%
1944	7,805,100	+27.9%
1954	7,984,681	+2.3%
1964	8,294,914	+3.9%
1974	6,984,681	-15.8%
1984	7,710,994	+10.4%
1994	8,857,129	+14.9%
2004	9,136,105	+3.1%
2014	9,628,561	+5.4%

Health

Bromley has a nationalised healthcare system, where Bromlavians pay taxes towards the BHS (Bromlavian Health Service). The government also dedicates part of its annual budget to Bromley's healthcare system. A study by the Antarephian Health Board scored Bromley's healthcare system with 59%, noting that capacity and quality of care were big issues. The current Health Secretary who oversees the system is Melody Thornton, of Left Progression.

Education

Ethnicity

Languages

Bromley's official national language is Ingerish, owing to its history as an Ingerish colony. The Bromlavian curriculum requires that schools in all regions teach the Ingerish language. There are two regional languages in Bromley: Holmic, which is spoken by families from the Holmic Islands, Layr and the autonomous region of Barkenfry, and Ostafariuan-Je which is spoken by residents of the autonomous region of Westrange as well as descendants from black Bromlavian tribal groups.

Signs in Erbale, Lawrence, Aderlard and Rafferty are mainly in Ingerish. In Barkenfry, it is common for signs to be solely in Holmic, but official road/train signs etc. must be bilingual. In Westrange, this is also the case in regards to Ostafariuan-Je.

Religion

Transportation

Road

Rail

Bromley has a nationalised rail network, covered under the BromRail organisation. BromRail was created in collaboration with the government of Geklinia-Dregolesia, who provided investment towards the project in 1993, in return for trade deals and a 20% share in BromRail's profits. BromRail trains reach across the country and to neighbouring countries such as Layr and New Austland, but are often infrequent and of low quality. An attempt to privatise BromRail was made in 2006, but the events of the Great Bromlavian Recession led to Prime Minister Ibrahim Idris resigning before talks were initiated, and Labour coming to power.

Sea

Air